Following the recent announcement that Stranger Things: The First Shadow will open on Broadway in 2025, Netflix and Sonia Friedman Productions today announce new casting for the critically acclaimed, Olivier Award winning, world première production currently running at Phoenix Theatre in London’s West End.
As the show approaches its first anniversary in the West End Louis Healy will take over the role of Henry Creel with Callum Maxwell as Bob Newby, Miranda Mufema as Patty Newby, Luke Mullins as Dr Brenner, Jessica Rhodes as Joyce Maldonado and George Smale as James Hopper Jr. They will join the production from 14 November with full casting to be announced.
Stephen Daldry and Justin Martin said today, ‘As we enter our second year, we are thrilled to have assembled an incredible cast with new and familiar faces to take us back to Hawkins 1959. We look forward to getting into the rehearsal room with them and exploring the characters anew’
Also announced today, the production extends until 6 April 2025.
Written by Kate Trefry and with direction by Stephen Daldry and co-director Justin Martin, the production opened to rave reviews at the Phoenix Theatre on 14 December 2023. The show, currently breaking box office records at Phoenix Theatre where it is now booking until 6 April 2025, has won several awards including the Olivier Awards for Best Entertainment and Best Set Design, the Critics’ Circle Awards for Best Set Design and Most Promising Newcomer, and the WhatsOnStage Award for Best New Play.
